Montana
Yellow Kidney, et al. v. Montana Office of Public Instruction, et al.
In July 2021, the 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of five Indian Nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana鈥檚 failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate to teach public school students the history and culture of the first peoples of Montana in consultation with local tribes.
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19 Montana Cases
Montana
Nov 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Racial Justice
Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Montana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for speaking Spanish while shopping at a local convenience store in Havre, Montana.
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Montana
Nov 2020
Immigrants' Rights
Racial Justice
Suda v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Montana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for speaking Spanish while shopping at a local convenience store in Havre, Montana.
Montana
Sep 2020
Voting Rights
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund challenged a Montana law that severely restricted Native Americans鈥� access to the ballot. In September 2020, the court issued its ruled for plaintiffs, finding that they presented 鈥渃old, hard data鈥� about the law's impact on Native Americans, and how its costs were 鈥渟imply too high and too burdensome to remain the law of the State of Montana.鈥�
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Montana
Sep 2020
Voting Rights
Western Native Voice v. Stapleton
The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund challenged a Montana law that severely restricted Native Americans鈥� access to the ballot. In September 2020, the court issued its ruled for plaintiffs, finding that they presented 鈥渃old, hard data鈥� about the law's impact on Native Americans, and how its costs were 鈥渟imply too high and too burdensome to remain the law of the State of Montana.鈥�
Montana
Nov 2019
Smart Justice
Mitchell and Meuchell v. First Call Bail and Surety, Inc, et al.
The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and Terrell Marshall Law Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of Eugene Mitchell, his wife Shayleen Meuchell, and their six-year-old daughter against private entities 鈥� bail bondsmen, bounty hunters and insurance companies 鈥� who profit off our country鈥檚 exploitative, for-profit bail system.
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Montana
Nov 2019
Smart Justice
Mitchell and Meuchell v. First Call Bail and Surety, Inc, et al.
The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Montana, and Terrell Marshall Law Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of Eugene Mitchell, his wife Shayleen Meuchell, and their six-year-old daughter against private entities 鈥� bail bondsmen, bounty hunters and insurance companies 鈥� who profit off our country鈥檚 exploitative, for-profit bail system.
Montana
Oct 2017
LGBTQ Rights
Hobaugh v. Montana
In response to efforts by the Montana Family Foundation to push an anti-transgender ballot measure that would bar transgender people from using public facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, the 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Montana filed a petition challenging the legal sufficiency of the description of the proposed anti-trans ballot initiative (I-183) that would go to the voters. The petition argued that the ballot and fiscal impact statements inaccurately characterize the initiative 鈥� hiding both its discriminatory effect and its impact on local and state budgets. The Supreme Court of Montana agreed, ordering the Attorney General to revise both statements.
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Montana
Oct 2017
LGBTQ Rights
Hobaugh v. Montana
In response to efforts by the Montana Family Foundation to push an anti-transgender ballot measure that would bar transgender people from using public facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, the 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Montana filed a petition challenging the legal sufficiency of the description of the proposed anti-trans ballot initiative (I-183) that would go to the voters. The petition argued that the ballot and fiscal impact statements inaccurately characterize the initiative 鈥� hiding both its discriminatory effect and its impact on local and state budgets. The Supreme Court of Montana agreed, ordering the Attorney General to revise both statements.